Anger at suicide of US Internet activist Angry activists poured scorn on prosecutors Sunday for leading an overzealous campaign against Internet freedom fighter Aaron Swartz, with his family suggesting it contributed to his suicide.
14 January 2013
Ben Affleck wins best director Globe for 'Argo' Ben Affleck won the best director Golden Globe on Sunday for his Iran hostage crisis thriller "Argo," beating rivals including the show's frontrunner Steven Spielberg, nominated for "Lincoln."
Italy shipwreck victims' families arrive on island for anniversary Families of Italy's cruise shipwreck victims returned to the site of the disaster on Saturday as preparations got underway for a commemoration ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the fatal crash.
13 January 2013
British establishment alarmed over royal succession change Prince William and his wife Catherine's baby will not be born until the summer, but changes to the rules of succession that would fundamentally affect its life are causing disquiet in the British establishment.
13 January 2013
Nepal bus crash kills 29: police At least 29 people were killed and 12 injured when a bus veered off a narrow mountain road in thick fog in western Nepal on Saturday.
13 January 2013
Obama: US to speed up Afghan troop transition President Barack Obama on Friday said NATO troops would speed up a transfer of lead security responsibility to Afghan forces this spring, in a sign the pace of US troop withdrawals could quicken.
13 January 2013
Native leaders meet with Canada PM amid protests Indigenous Canadians marched on the capital and other major cities Friday threatening to bring the economy "to its knees" as their leaders met with officials to try to resolve a row over extreme poverty on reserves.
13 January 2013
France urges rapid deployment of force to Mali France has asked the United Nations to "accelerate" implementation of a resolution that enables the deployment of an international force to Mali.
13 January 2013
Jackie Chan calls US 'most corrupt' country in the world Hong Kong action hero Jackie Chan has once again provoked criticism, this time from an American blogger, after suggesting on Chinese television that the US is the "most corrupt" country in the world.
13 January 2013
Gambians stage anti-EU demonstration Thousands of Gambians Friday marched in the capital, Banjul to show solidarity with President Yahya Jammeh in his row with the European Union.
13 January 2013
Thousands gather in support of Malaysian opposition Malaysian opposition supporters gathered by the thousands in the capital Saturday to call for the ouster of the country's long-ruling government in elections due within months.
13 January 2013
Venezuelan VP in Cuba again to visit ailing Chavez Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro was in the Cuban capital Saturday, saying he wanted to visit ailing President Hugo Chavez whose month-long absence following cancer surgery has rattled his nation.
13 January 2013
As Australia bushfires rage, warning of more heatwaves Firefighters were battling scores of wildfires raging in Australia Saturday, as a government commission warned that climate change had raised the risk of scorching heatwaves becoming more frequent.
13 January 2013
Nineteen children among 46 dead in China landslide A desperate search for three people missing in a landslide in southwestern China ended on Saturday when their bodies were pulled from the mud, taking the final death toll to 46 -- many of them children.
13 January 2013
Philippine leader keeps gun despite outcry Philippine President Benigno Aquino may continue to carry a gun despite an impending ban on bearing firearms in the run-up to polls.
13 January 2013
Sri Lanka draws flak over chief justice impeachment International criticism mounted Saturday over a move to impeach Sri Lanka's chief justice, with Britain demanding protection for the incumbent and the beleaguered legal profession in the former colony.
French unions, employers agree changes to labour lawsFrench President Francois Hollande led a chorus of approval after unions and employers reached a deal on reforms to the country's complex labour laws after more than three months of talks.
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